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Ganoderma applanatum · Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
2,569US records
49states
Augbusiest month
2,569 US records since 1850 (829 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 15, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Swarthmore, Delaware County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Oct, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (46) · latest Sep 19, 2025
- Cook County, IL (45) · latest Oct 11, 2025
- Allegheny County, PA (44) · latest Apr 30, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (40) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (38) · latest Mar 27, 2021
- King County, WA (33) · latest Jul 7, 2025
- Hamilton County, OH (33) · latest Nov 16, 2020
- Ocean County, NJ (30) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (24) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Alameda County, CA (23) · latest Oct 5, 2020
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